BamaBoyBeRolling
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To the flat-landers who refuse to accept the fact this earth is round.
Sorry my internet is very broken tonight. Had started to reply and it died, again!@Mellowman2112 I have a question for you. Same pickup, same speed(50 mph), but this time you shoot your gun in the same direction the pickup is going. if the average speed of a bullet is about 1,700 mph, how fast is the bullet actually going?
But who would drive it for you?Could be, but I'd much rather play with a normally-aspirated V12 than the small V8 they turboed to a fare-thee-well in the '40.
Now me, I want the 599GTB "Fiorano" ...
I would need to retain someone ... capable.Sorry my internet is very broken tonight. Had started to reply and it died, again!
But who would drive it for you?
Now here's my problem with this. If the earth is flat then the ships just fall off the edge, no horizon, we have a cliff. So how do the ships that went over the cliff return? Because the Navy and CG seem to have that part wired. Wonder if @GreatwhiteNorth knows the secret?Never go full retard folks!View attachment 3698482
That's a thoughtful question. If Antarctica is the southern edge that runs around the world, think of a dinner plate it's not perfectly flat and your gravy does not fall off of it. The gravy being the oceans and the mashed potatoes being the land.Now here's my problem with this. If the earth is flat then the ships just fall off the edge, no horizon, we have a cliff. So how do the ships that went over the horizon return.
Now here's my problem with this. If the earth is flat then the ships just fall off the edge, no horizon, we have a cliff. So how do the ships that went over the cliff return? Because the Navy and CG seem to have that part wired. Wonder if @GreatwhiteNorth knows the secret?
Go back about 20 or thirty pages it's all there. Which point is your favorite and we can take them again one at a time.http://www.smarterthanthat.com/astronomy/top-10-ways-to-know-the-earth-is-not-flat/
Read through that and disprove it.
I will be waiting.
I have a feeling this is going to be like banging my head against a brick wall....
Just thought of a simple experiment that you can do to explain this. Two actually. The one I'll use is a merry-go-round. If you get on one that's moving a a good clip, let's say 20mph, and you toss a ball into the air, it doesn't go backward and instead drops right back into your hand. Why? Because the ball is moving 20mph just as you are. Same with your bullet scenario. The earth, you, and the bullet are all moving 1000mph. I cannot make it any simpler, and it's an experiment you can try anytime. Would also work in your car moving at 100mph. Please say you get it...Why is it if I shoot my gun in the air straight up the bullet will fall down near me and not several hundred yards away if the earth is spinning at up to 1000 mph at the equator?
So if i fling the ball at 20 mph in the direction i am going on the merry go round, how fast does the ball fly?Just thought of a simple experiment that you can do to explain this. Two actually. The one I'll use is a merry-go-round. If you get on one that's moving a a good clip, let's say 20mph, and you toss a ball into the air, it doesn't go backward and instead drops right back into your hand. Why? Because the ball is moving 20mph just as you are. Same with your bullet scenario. The earth, you, and the bullet are all moving 1000mph. I cannot make it any simpler, and it's an experiment you can try anytime. Would also work in your car moving at 100mph. Please say you get it...
Approximately 40 when it leaves your hand. Same if you were going 100mph in a car and you threw a ball. The wind resistance would slow the ball down immediately if thrown forward from the car, but for a second the ball would be traveling in excess of 100mph when measured from a stationary perspective, like a radar gun from the side of the road...So if i fling the ball at 20 mph in the direction i am going on the merry go round, how fast does the ball fly?
ok, I agree. and if I threw the ball behind me it would travel a lessor distance right, due to my inertia at 20 miles per hour. Am I getting this?Approximately 40 when it leaves your hand. Same if you were going 100mph in a car and you threw a ball. The wind resistance would slow the ball down immediately if thrown forward from the car, but for a second the ball would be traveling in excess of 100mph when measured from a stationary perspective, like a radar gun from the side of the road...